the culture of tech
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THE CULTURE OF TECH: WOMEN
UNINVITEDPRESENTED BY AMANDA BLAIR
FROM QUILMONT LLC
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Women In IT• Women Make Up More Than Half The Workforce:
About 56%• Approximately 30% Of Positions In The IT Industry
Are Held By Women• “Google, Facebook, Apple And Other Big Tech
Companies Released Figures Showing That Men Outnumbered Women 4 To 1 Or More In Their Technical Sectors.” –LA Times
BUT• Women Are Not Staying In The Industry!• “53 percent of the women who did start their careers
in tech later took a position in another industry, versus just 31 percent of men who did that.” –SiliconBeat
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The Culture of Tech• Stereotypes• Unspoken Judgement• General Culture• Unconscious Bias
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Work Environments Push Us Away• Inadequate Pay• Lack Of Flexible Work Arrangements• Little Support From Co-Workers, Family, School Mates• Little Encouragement, Sometimes Berating From Society
Why Should We Have To Choose?
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Lack of Role Models• There Are Too Few Women In IT • This Creates A Competitive Atmosphere• Men Are Sometimes Our Only Example: Less Than 5% of
CEOs are Women• There Aren’t Enough Mentors• The Media Can Contribute To This
Sheryl Sandberg – COO Of Facebook And Creator Of Lean In
We Need More Role Models Like This
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Your Importance• Begin At Home, Encourage Your Children• Gain Family Support• Befriend The IT Women At School Or Work – Email, Call,
Skype!• Stick Together!• Use Social Media To Your Advantage – Lean In, LinkedIn
And Facebook Groups• Further Your Education • Promote Awareness
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What about Schools?*• Recruitment Programs, Clubs And Groups• Acceptance Of Women And Their Participation• Mentor Programs• STEM Encouragement For Women• Scholarships And Classes• A New Way Of Looking At Classes:“College Programs That Divide Students By Experience Level Will Help To Alleviate Fears Of Women Who Are Inexperienced In Tech And Thus Less Likely To Pursue It.”—Forbes.Com
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What Can We Do In The Industry?• Spread Awareness And Social Support In Your
Business• Resource Groups : Are You Being Heard?• Begin Breaking Up Stereotypes• Remember: Role Models Can Be The Most Important
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CodeIT• Pilot Program In Spring Of 2015• 8 Women In Computing From The Technical Schools
Of South Carolina• Included A Week Long Coding Camp That Ended
With A “Code Tank”• Met Business Owners And Managers In The
Greenville Area• Speaking Engagements With Professionals From The
IT Field
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CodeIT
NEXT Innovation Center In Greenville, SC – A Variety Of Businesses Housed In One Building, Including Small Companies And Entrepreneurs, To Connect Like-Minded Individuals And Cultivate Innovative Ideas.
Clemson University – The Computing Department Showing Us A Game Created To Teach Younger Children How To Code, Using Alice And A Dance Game.
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CodeIT
CU-ICAR Facilities – Research And Development (In Collaboration With Clemson University) Of High Tech Machinery, Vehicle Prototyping And Manufacturing. This Was Part Of A “Tech Neighborhood”, Including Schools And Businesses That Were Centered
Around Engineering.
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CodeIT• Experienced New Software Through
The Program
• Create Your Own Adventure Style App For Android
• App Was Created With Android Studio• Aimed To Use For Teaching Purposes,
Including Language Teaching• We Also Gained Experience With:• Writing Problem Statements And
Reports• Proposal Writing• Project Creation And Presentation
Interact With Adventure Screenshot
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AITP• Association Of IT Professionals• National Group With Local Chapters• Professional And College Level Chapters• Gender Inclusive
• Our Local Chapter Seeks Out• Networking Opportunities• Volunteer Opportunities – Our Brightwater Project• Hands-On Experience• Participation In The NCC
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AITP
AITP NCC Omaha, Nebraska 2015 – We Received Honorable Mention In 4 Categories And One Of Our Participants Received The 3rd Place Trophy In
The Security Category.
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AITP
Students Participate Every Other Week, Teaching Technology Classes At Brightwater, An Adult Community In
Carolina Forest.
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Resources : Immerse Yourself!• CodeIT Academy --
sctechsystem.edu/codeitacademy• Engaging Creative Minds --
engagingcreativeminds.org• WIT Mentoring Program --
womenintechnology.org/mentoring• ARA Mentoring Program – aramentors.com• Grand Strand Technology Council – gstechcouncil.org• Join A Lean In Circle – leanincircles.org• ACM-W: https://women.acm.org/• Email Me: [email protected]
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Questions?
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Sources• Statistics: https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-latest-
stats-on-women-in-tech• LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-
women-tech-20150222-story.html• Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-
progress/2012/06/20/stem-fields-and-the-gender-gap-where-are-the-women/#1516e32333a9
• SiliconBeat: http://www.siliconbeat.com/2014/10/23/women-with-tech-educations-shun-tech-jobs-study-finds/
• GitHub Study: http://www.iflscience.com/technology/women-are-seen-better-coders-only-if-their-gender-isnt-known